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I doubt I would spend the money on a gigabit network at home, but I guess if you happen to get a gig-e switch or you find one very cheap, it can't hurt. I don't think you'll get as much out of it as you think. Sure, it may speed things up if you actually use a file server or you stream media from yo...

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Recently as I've been searching for open source alternatives one site has been providing the answer. I added it to the first post above but wanted to call it out in its own post. http://www.osalt.com allows you to search for products we may be used to and it provides a description along with a list ...

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My major in college was actuallly the first Starcraft , but I haven't played it since. Picked up SCII last week and all the old ways are slowly coming back to me. Great game thus far, especially like the replay feature. Agreed. I think it was my freshman year that we spent many week playing huge mu...

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It does look awesome but to be honest, the only gaming I've done in a long time has been on my console systems. My computers are just too out of date and my laptops don't have the video cards to really play the game. My next geek toy will most likely be an android tablet.

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I'm actually a fan of d-link, mainly because back in the day they took the time to build their security out unlike more popular crap products like Linksys. With that said, wifi-routers do go bad quite often. One way to get around these issues is to flash it with some other OS. dd-wrt has worked for ...

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Ya I agree, I always used other software to rip the DVD. Shrink 3.2 and Nero both claim to work. I did see some people claim that DVD Decrypter works. Are you running Windows 7 in 64 bit mode. That may be part of your issue. Honestly, I've stopped ripping a long time ago. Between Netflix, Hulu, and ...

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So I assume most everyone has used Hulu to catch up on your favorite shows before. If you haven't heard, they are rolling out a Hulu Plus service and for 9.99 not only do you get the regular service but you will now be able to get full seasons of every show (not just the last 4 or 5 played on tv). S...

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So finally got my Xbox360, the new version, yesterday and went out to pick up some games to test it out after work. I ended up picking up Halo and Left 4 Dead. We ended up playing Left 4 Dead, which was a fairly solid game. Unfortunately Halo does not want to play so more then likely the disk is dam...

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Double Dragon is the bomb. Been a long time since I played that game.

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So I'm the proud owner of a PS3 and a Wii. Lately I've only been playing the PS3, Borderlands. It is an awesome game and meets our needs the 3 or 4 times a week we play. In case you missed it, E3 2010 was this week and all the major Game console makers and related companies had some major announceme...

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Anyone pre-ordering theirs? I'm sticking with Verizon, although a few things, mainly on the hardware side, did impress me. I'm sure HTC will follow suite soon.

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For those of us who follow the geek news, its obvious that one of the most taked about topics lately is the future of Tablet PCs. Apple obviously released the iPad, which has been a fairly huge success. Google and MS are also pushing their tablets with devices soon to follow the iPad using Android, ...

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Just as a note, If the phone that Gizmodo has is in fact the iPhone 4, then the current rumors have it being released in June. I'd say its probably worth the wait. I also read on another site that Walmart will be selling the iphones for $97 so if it turns out to be false, you should be able to still...

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Well all you have to do is look at these features and decide if you want to wait for them or if you don't need them... http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone What's new • Front-facing video chat camera • Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone...

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Sprint is the only one who has started rolling out 4G and DC doesn't have it yet. I think they'll get it later this year though. They were at the top of the list for the rollout.

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I think there is a number of things I would consider before buying an Iphone these days, first and foremost the AT&T Network. AT&T is still focusing on upgrading its 3G Network and is only now testing its 4G capabilities with deployment expected to come sometime in 2011. Sprint is already ro...

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All right so just because you are on an open or closed wireless network, it doesn't mean that all your passwords are out there. What it does mean is that anyone can connect to the network. now let me just say right off the top that just because he asked for your Network address (aka MAC address), th...

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You may just want to try logging in as Administrator with no password. Windows XP does ask you to create a user account that it uses as the default account. Its possible one of her friends added a password as a joke. Wouldn't be the first time I've heard of that happening.

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Freaking awesome is all I have to say. Heard it was good so picked it up before the big snow storms started in DC. Been playing it for a few weeks now and yet to be disappointed. Besides the FPS and RPG integration, it also offers single, split screen and online play and finally, when you finish the...

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At this point I'm waiting for the HTC Droid Eris phone to be upgraded to 2.0 or 2.1, which in theory should happen in the next month or so (1st qt of 2010). I have played with the phone some but have not tested it for specific applications/functionality. However, to be truthful, my Omnia is having s...

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Ok so whats your phone? I'm personally still on a Omni and tired of it even though I have only had it for about a year. The Omni is a windows mobile phone but its a bit slow and old and of course I just hate the screen and the touch interface that windows mobile use (pressure sensitive). I'm thinkin...

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Sounds like your MS Explorer is crashing. At this point you have two options. One is just a re-install of MS Windows on top of itself/Fix install. This should replace all the windows components but leave your apps in place. It should fix problems, but its definitely not as good as a reinstall. Part ...

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I'd be more then happy to go with some google Action. I'm looking to upgrade to their phone in the near future. I've been using the Microsoft based phones and while they are very useful for being able to do basically whatever you want (calls, data modem, wifi, apps, etc...) MS just does not lend its...

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hey crew, So the holidays are over and most, if not all of us are stuck going back to our Daily Grind. What did you score for Christmas? (skip the shirts and undies and list the Geek toys) Personally, As far as geek stuff goes, I got some games for the PS3 and some movies and some best buy gift card...

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Thanks, to everyone actually. This kid thing isn't so hard so far. Of course it helps that she stays home with the baby for now. A little reading, some practice and those 4am diapers are not so hard. Anyway, the baby is 3 month old now. The only problem is she isn't ready for an Xbox yet for xmas an...

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I've been looking for a PS3 partially due to the Blueray player included. Honestly, why wouldn't you get one, a new one even with the new price. I think the Xbox is probably a bit more hard core with the requirement to pay for online pay and such, but I like my wii and PS3 personally. I'm not a hard...

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Ok so I got a PS3 for my birthday / being new daddy type stuff. Not bad! Already picked up GTA which is awesome. What are your top 5 games for those who play? Also what are your names on there. Mine is Eltaco79 if you want to send some buddy invites.

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LoL. Not planned but it wasn't supposed to be insecure. Eh, oh well. Guess I gotta use Layered security next time.

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You'll be playing video games while your wife is in labour? Seriously? Dude, Labour could of been 30 + hours long. Can't just sit there and stare at the white walls. As it is, didn't have much to worry about. We went in to get induced. We stayed there the night, didn't get much sleep because the st...

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Fairfax actually. I do have one. Just have to dig around a bit to find it.

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So tonight is the night. We are going in and hopefully and in 2 days we'll be coming home with a healthy beautiful baby girl. The newest clan member of the taco family. What game system/games/geek toys did you take with you to the hospital the last time you went, really for anything. I think the hos...

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Fairly well actually, rated 200 on the server with 400k prestige. Also took over an alliance and we are now ranked in the low 30s. If you want to give it another try, let me know, I'll bring you in.

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If you want hard core editing and are willing to pay out a bit of $$, Avid has some of the best stuff that is widely used in the industry. They have a laptop/desktop solution that costs some $ but if you can somehow convince a reseller that you are affiliated with an educational institution or your ...

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what happened? Did you reset and quit or move to a different server?

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We will be using it at work for some stuff. Looks really nifty.

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He may have to hit ctrl+click to save or right click and do save as, but it depends on the link/button type.

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The only place I know about setting programs in IE is under Internet Options - Programs, but I don't know of any place to set wav file settings in there. It just does the default (word, email, news group, etc...). My guess would be that the default is still somehow set to the old player in windows.

ElTaco

LifeHacker released its top free software to use. Seems like a decent list with software most of us have seen or used before.

Life Hacker Software Pack

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You can show this to your wife!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD8OcPGS ... r_embedded

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I'm sticking with Verizon, which ultimately is the only reason I'm not getting an iPhone. I do have an ipod touch and I love it 100 million times anything else that is a phone. Only issue is that it has to be on wifi to work for half the stuff. With that I do know that if I had an IPhone, I wouldn't...

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